Swivel.



A. J. FISHER.

SWIVEL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG .22. 1911.

1 ,278,622. Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

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SWIVEL.

7 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, AUGUST J. FIsHnR, a Woodsman, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Camas, in the county of Clarke and State ofWashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSwivels, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in swivels and it is anobject of the invention to provide a device of this general characterwith novel and improved means whereby the relative rotatable members mayoperate with a minimum of frictional resistance.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a device of thisgeneral character comprising two relatively rotatable members andwhereby said members comprise a novel and improved construction wherebythe same may be readily-and conveniently assembled.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved swivelwherein certain important advantages are attained and the devicerendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use,

as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawingswherein,

Figure 1 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of a swivelconstructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is also a view partly in elevation and partly in section of myswivel as herein embodied but with one of the members in a difierentposition;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig.1;

Fig. 4 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation illustratinga swivel constructed a further embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view partly in top plan and partly in sectionillustrating in detail the opening in the plate as embodied in thestructure disclosed in Fig. &.

As particularly illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 Specification of LettersPatent.

Application fi1ed August 22, 1917.

Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

Serial No. 187,680.

of the accompanying drawings 1 denotes a plate affording a restrictedopening 2 having the wall thereof rounded as indicated at 3. Extendinglaterally from a face of the member '1 are the elongated arms 4preferably equi-distantly spaced and having opposed arms radiallyalined. It is also preferred that the arms 4 be positioned adjacent theperiphery of the plate 1. The outer end portions of the arms 1 arecurved inwardly as indicated at 5 with their terminals preferablyintegrally connected. The curved portions 5 areadapted to haveinterlocked therewith a cable or other member '(not shown).

Disposed through the opening 2 are the elongated members M'having theiropposite end portions substantially parallel and having intermediateportions6 offset inwardly to receive the marginal portion of theopening2 as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings, whereby themembers M are held against undue longitudinal movement relative totheplate 1 when the device is in assembled relation. The extremities of themembers Mremote from the arms 4 are loosely directed through a crossmember 7 which is held against displacement through the medium of thenuts 8 threaded upon the members M outwardly of the member 7. As hereindisclosed the "nuts 8 are held against rotationby the locking pins 9co-acting with the members M in a conventional manner. The portion ofthe member 7 intermediate the members M is reduced as indicated at 10 topermit the convenient engagement therewith of a cableor' other'member.

The opposite end portions of the members M are loosely directed throughthe cross member 11 which is held against displacement through themedium of the nuts 12 threaded upon the members M outwardly of themember 11 and said nuts 12 are also held against retrograde movementthrough the medium of the pins 14 coacting in a conventional manner withthe members M.

Extending inwardly from the member 11 and positioned between the membersM is a bearing block 15 which carries with the shaft 16 loosely disposedbetween the members M at the same side of the plate 1 from which thearms 4: extend. The end portions of the shaft 16 have rotatably mountedthereon the rollers 17 adapted to contact with the plate 1 and whichserve as antifriction members to permit relative rotation of the plate 1and the connected members M with a minimum of frictional resistance.

In the form of invention illustrated in Fig. 4 the plate 1 and arms 4*are substantially the same as has been set forth in the first embodimentof my invention with the exception that the outer portions of the arms46 are inwardly offset as at 18 to further facilitate the engagementwith said arms of a cable or the like. I Extending through the opening2? of the plate 1 are the parallel portions 19 of the members M and theinner end of the straight or parallel portions 19 are provided with theshoulders 20 which serve to limit the movement of the portions 19 in onedirection through the openings 2 The opposite end portions of theportions 19* are outwardly curved and have their end portions connectedby the cross member 7 a for the same purpose as has been hereinbeforeset forth relative to the member 7. Disposed through the outerextremities of the portions 19 of the members M is the shaft 16" havingrotatably mounted thereon rollers 17 contacting with the adjacent faceof the plate 1 to substantially eliminate frictional resistance upon therelative rotation of the plate 1 and the removable members M.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that aswivel constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itmay be assembled and operated and it will also be obvious that myinvention is susceptible of some change and modification withoutmaterially departing from the principle and spirit thereof and for thisreason I do not wish to be understood as limiting my self to the precisearrangement and forma- 1 tion of the several parts herein shown incarrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

Copies of this patent max be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe tions of said anti-friction means carried by said shaft forcontacting with the adjacent face of the annular member.

2. A swivel comprising an annular member provided with attaching means,elongated member's disposed through the bore of the annular member, theopposite end portions ofsaid elongated members being spaced apart, across head connecting the outer end portions of said elongated members,a shaft disposed between the outer end portion of said elongatedmembers, antifriction members carried by the shaft for contact with theadjacent face of the annular member, and a bearing block carried by theinner end portions of the elongated members and coacting with the shaft.

3. A swivel comprising an annular member provided with attaching means,elongated members disposed through the bore of the annular member, theouter end por elongated. members being spaced apart, a cross headconnecting said outer end portions of the elongated members, andanti-friction means carried by the inner end portions of the members forcontacting with the adjacent face of the annular member. 7 p

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

AUGUST J. FISHER.

Witnesses:

J. D. Comma, CHAs. A. SoHoENHEI z.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

